The second runner-up in the just-concluded Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ reality show, Tobi Bakre, has explained his reasons for not informing his dad that he had quit his banking job for the show.
The 23-year-old Chartered Financial Analyst disclosed this in an interview with The Punch.
Explaining his decision to quit his job, he said: “For me , the corporate life has not been so lucrative and I have been on the same salary pay for about four years . I had not really had that job fulfilment because banking is a routine job . Based on my personality , it was not the kind of thing I enjoyed because I do not like a routine life . At the time , I had been frustrated with the corporate world , so it seemed like the opportunity came at the right time . I am still young and I felt that if things do not go as planned, I am just 23 years old , I have a good CV and I could still get another job that would pay me relatively well. I knew that to achieve greatness in life , you have to take risks and I needed to take that risk .”
On how his dad took the decision, Tobi said: “My father was very concerned because he wondered why I would leave a paying job for something like Big Brother but he also knows my personality . I tried as much as possible to keep the job before I went for the show but it seemed quite impossible so I had to quit . Initially , I did not inform my father about my decision, I had to hide that fact from him but after I have got to this stage , I cannot go back to banking immediately.”